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UI Snowmobile Team Winning TraditionOver the past 15 years the Vandal Clean Snowmobile Challenge team has placed in the top three overall positions nine times, winning over 50 awards in total, and taking first place three times.» Learn more about our winning CSC Team

Sophie Milam: The First Vandal on MarsUI mechanical engineering graduate student Sophie Milam is about to find out what life is like on Mars, by spending eight months in seclusion in Hawaii.» Read more about Sophie Milam

A Path Less TraveledFor recent civil engineering graduate Riannon Heighes the path less traveled has always presented unique opportunities to make a difference. She returns to UI to pursue her master’s degree with a focus on transportation research.» Read more about Riannon Heighes

To the MoonUI students contribute research, designs to NASA’s latest moon missionThe Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer swung into orbit around the moon in October – and University of Idaho students helped it get there.» Read more about the LADEE moon mission

Highway to SuccessExtracurriculars, hands-on projects enhanced education for civil engineering graduateMolly Loucks isn't nervous about managing engineers when she graduates from the University of Idaho and jumps into her career. She's handled a tougher crowd – 90 members of the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority.» Read more about Molly Loucks

Engineering for the WorldChemical engineering graduate combines education, international serviceTo Nate Suhr, helping people in remote villages learn about water filtration isn’t just humanitarian work – it’s science education.» Learn more about Nate Suhr

Capstone Program Recognized as One of Nation’s Best"Infusing Real-World Experiences into Engineering Education"The National Academy of Engineering has recognized the University of Idaho College of Engineering’s capstone design program as one of the best in the nation.» Read more about our student's real-world experiences.

Rolling with the BeatCollaborating to Create the Impossible“Done right, this really could revolutionize what marching bands are doing at all levels. That’s the goal — getting on the forefront of this and doing something unique and different.”» Read more about Band-Beesten.